| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Ronald Dillow (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Tim Aleman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Railsback (fresh) 1 pts. C - Olin Schimanski (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jonathan Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Johnny Pfeiffer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Johnson (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Byron Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Troiano (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | James Johnson inbounds the ball | 18-31 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:35 | Pitt | Brian Troiano misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 18-31 |
| 19:33 | Pitt | Brian Troiano pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-31 |
| 19:19 | Pitt | Jonathan Wilson drills a fadeaway from the left block | 18-33 |
| 19:10 | Ohio State | Ronald Dillow drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Olin Schimanski | 21-33 |
| 19:05 | Pitt | Tim Aleman steps in front of the Jonathan Wilson pass | 21-33 |
| 18:50 | Ohio State | Ronald Dillow misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 21-33 |
| 18:49 | Pitt | James Johnson snags the defensive board | 21-33 |
| 18:33 | Pitt | Johnny Pfeiffer can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jerry Anderson - foul #1 on Jerry Anderson, team foul #1 | 21-33 |
| 18:33 | Pitt | Johnny Pfeiffer makes the 1st free throw | 21-34 |
| 18:33 | Pitt | Johnny Pfeiffer makes the 2nd free throw | 21-35 |
| 18:08 | Ohio State | Ronald Dillow connects on the floater from the right side set up by Jerry Anderson | 23-35 |
| 17:53 | Pitt | James Johnson misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Tim Aleman - foul #1 on Tim Aleman, team foul #2 | 23-35 |
| 17:53 | Pitt | James Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 23-36 |
| 17:53 | Pitt | James Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 23-36 |
| 17:53 | Ohio State | Kevin Railsback grabs the board | 23-36 |
| 17:36 | Ohio State | James Johnson is called for the reach on Tim Aleman - foul #2 on James Johnson, team foul #1 | 23-36 |
| 17:19 | Ohio State | Kevin Railsback hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 23-36 |
| 17:18 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Johnny Pfeiffer | 23-36 |
| 17:03 | Pitt | Jonathan Wilson buries a jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by Ronald Dillow - foul #2 on Ronald Dillow, team foul #3 | 23-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Chinua Suleiman (SG) Jerry Anderson | |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Messenger (PF), George Collins (C) Byron Phillips, Brian Troiano | |
| 17:03 | Pitt | Jonathan Wilson makes the free throw | 23-39 |
| 16:37 | Ohio State | Olin Schimanski's floater is knocked away by George Collins | 23-39 |
| 16:35 | Ohio State | Olin Schimanski pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-39 |
| 16:20 | Ohio State | Tim Aleman drills a driving attempt in the paint set up by Ronald Dillow | 25-39 |
| 16:07 | Pitt | Jonathan Wilson drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 25-42 |
| 15:43 | Ohio State | Tim Aleman scores on a shot in the lane and the foul's on James Johnson - foul #3 on James Johnson, team foul #2 | 27-42 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jerry Anderson (SG), Scott Wimberly (PF), Willie Augustine (C) Ronald Dillow, Kevin Railsback, Olin Schimanski | |
| Subs | Pitt | Daniel Paugh (PG), Robert Greer (SG), Byron Phillips (PF), Brian Troiano (C) Jonathan Wilson, Johnny Pfeiffer, James Johnson, George Collins | |
| 15:43 | Ohio State | Tim Aleman misses the free throw | 27-42 |
| 15:43 | Ohio State | Tim Aleman gets the offensive rebound | 27-42 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Chinua Suleiman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jerry Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tim Aleman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Scott Wimberly (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Willie Augustine (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Daniel Paugh (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Greer (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Messenger (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Byron Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Troiano (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Ohio State | Tim Aleman clanks a shot from the free throw line | 27-42 |
| 15:24 | Pitt | Brian Troiano snags the defensive board | 27-42 |
| 15:14 | Pitt | Robert Messenger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-42 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Hans Brezenski (SF) Tim Aleman | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 14:55 | Ohio State | Chinua Suleiman knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Willie Augustine | 30-42 |
| 14:43 | Pitt | Brian Troiano buries a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Daniel Paugh | 30-44 |
| 14:31 | Ohio State | Scott Wimberly buries a runner from the baseline | 32-44 |
| 14:19 | Pitt | Daniel Paugh is fouled on the floor by Chinua Suleiman - foul #2 on Chinua Suleiman, team foul #4 | 32-44 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bruce Whittington (SF), Kevin Railsback (PF), Olin Schimanski (C) Chinua Suleiman, Scott Wimberly, Willie Augustine | |
| Subs | Pitt | Johnny Pfeiffer (SG), James Johnson (SF) Robert Greer, Robert Messenger | |
| 14:06 | Pitt | Johnny Pfeiffer drills a runner from the left block | 32-46 |
| 13:51 | Ohio State | Bruce Whittington banks in the layup | 34-46 |
| 13:26 | Pitt | Daniel Paugh lays it up and in on a nice dish by Johnny Pfeiffer and the foul's on Hans Brezenski - foul #1 on Hans Brezenski, team foul #5 | 34-48 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ronald Dillow (PG), Tim Aleman (SF) Jerry Anderson, Bruce Whittington | |
| Subs | Pitt | George Collins (PF), Robert Greer (C) Byron Phillips, Brian Troiano | |
| 13:26 | Pitt | Daniel Paugh misses the free throw | 34-48 |
| 13:26 | Ohio State | Olin Schimanski gets the rebound | 34-48 |
| 13:09 | Ohio State | Johnny Pfeiffer steps in front of the Olin Schimanski pass | 34-48 |
| 12:56 | Pitt | Johnny Pfeiffer clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 34-48 |
| 12:54 | Pitt | Daniel Paugh grabs the offensive rebound | 34-48 |
| 12:45 | Pitt | Johnny Pfeiffer connects on the shot from the free throw line set up by Daniel Paugh | 34-50 |
| 12:30 | Ohio State | Kevin Railsback connects on the runner from the baseline | 36-50 |
| 12:05 | Pitt | Johnny Pfeiffer connects on the shot from the right wing set up by James Johnson | 36-52 |
| 11:53 | Ohio State | Ronald Dillow's pass is intercepted by Johnny Pfeiffer | 36-52 |
| 11:45 | Pitt | James Johnson drills a floater near the basket | 36-54 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Ronald Dillow (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Hans Brezenski (fairly fresh) SF - Tim Aleman (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kevin Railsback (fresh) 3 pts. C - Olin Schimanski (fresh) 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Daniel Paugh (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Johnny Pfeiffer (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - James Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - George Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Greer (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:25 | Ohio State | Kevin Railsback drills a fadeaway from the right block | 38-54 |
| 11:07 | Pitt | Daniel Paugh knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from George Collins | 38-57 |
| 10:44 | Ohio State | Robert Greer takes the ball from Hans Brezenski | 38-57 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:15 | Pitt | Robert Greer misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-57 |
| 10:13 | Ohio State | Hans Brezenski grabs the board | 38-57 |
| 10:00 | Ohio State | Kevin Railsback misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-57 |
| 09:59 | Pitt | The rebound goes to James Johnson | 38-57 |
| 09:41 | Pitt | George Collins hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ronald Dillow - foul #3 on Ronald Dillow, team foul #6 | 38-57 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Chinua Suleiman (PG), Jerry Anderson (SG), Bruce Whittington (SF), Scott Wimberly (PF), Willie Augustine (C) Ronald Dillow, Hans Brezenski, Tim Aleman, Kevin Railsback, Olin Schimanski | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jonathan Wilson (PG), James Pulido (SG), Robert Messenger (SF), Byron Phillips (PF) Daniel Paugh, Johnny Pfeiffer, James Johnson, Robert Greer | |
| 09:41 | Pitt | George Collins makes the 1st free throw | 38-58 |
| 09:41 | Pitt | George Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 38-59 |
| 09:33 | Ohio State | George Collins steals the ball from Bruce Whittington | 38-59 |
| 09:09 | Pitt | Jerry Anderson picks off the pass by James Pulido | 38-59 |
| 09:04 | Ohio State | Jerry Anderson blows the dunk | 38-59 |
| 09:02 | Pitt | Byron Phillips grabs the board | 38-59 |
| 08:42 | Pitt | Robert Messenger hits a shot from just outside the lane set up by Byron Phillips | 38-61 |
| 08:25 | Ohio State | Jerry Anderson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-61 |
| 08:23 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Robert Messenger | 38-61 |
| 08:05 | Pitt | Jonathan Wilson connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by George Collins | 38-64 |
| 07:48 | Ohio State | Jerry Anderson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Byron Phillips - foul #2 on Byron Phillips, team foul #3 | 38-64 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ronald Dillow (PG), Tim Aleman (SF), Kevin Railsback (PF), Olin Schimanski (C) Chinua Suleiman, Bruce Whittington, Scott Wimberly, Willie Augustine | |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Greer (SG), James Johnson (SF), Brian Troiano (C) James Pulido, Robert Messenger, George Collins | |
| 07:48 | Ohio State | Jerry Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 39-64 |
| 07:48 | Ohio State | Jerry Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-64 |
| 07:24 | Pitt | Brian Troiano throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-64 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Johnny Pfeiffer (SG) Robert Greer | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Ronald Dillow (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jerry Anderson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tim Aleman (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kevin Railsback (fresh) 5 pts. C - Olin Schimanski (fresh) 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jonathan Wilson (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Johnny Pfeiffer (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - James Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Byron Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Troiano (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:03 | Ohio State | James Johnson picks off the pass by Olin Schimanski | 40-64 |
| 06:46 | Pitt | Jerry Anderson is called for the reach on James Johnson - foul #2 on Jerry Anderson, team foul #7 | 40-64 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Chinua Suleiman (SG) Jerry Anderson | |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Greer (PG), Robert Messenger (PF) Jonathan Wilson, Byron Phillips | |
| 06:46 | Pitt | James Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 40-65 |
| 06:46 | Pitt | James Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 40-65 |
| 06:46 | Ohio State | Olin Schimanski pulls down the rebound | 40-65 |
| 06:32 | Ohio State | Ronald Dillow comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on James Johnson - foul #4 on James Johnson, team foul #4 | 40-65 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bruce Whittington (SF), Scott Wimberly (PF), Willie Augustine (C) Tim Aleman, Kevin Railsback, Olin Schimanski | |
| Subs | Pitt | Daniel Paugh (PG), James Pulido (SG), George Collins (C) Johnny Pfeiffer, James Johnson, Brian Troiano | |
| 06:32 | Ohio State | Ronald Dillow makes the 1st free throw | 41-65 |
| 06:32 | Ohio State | Ronald Dillow makes the 2nd free throw | 42-65 |
| 06:03 | Pitt | Robert Messenger jams it set up by George Collins | 42-67 |
| 05:42 | Ohio State | Ronald Dillow scores on a floater near the basket | 44-67 |
| 05:14 | Pitt | Robert Greer misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-67 |
| 05:12 | Ohio State | Scott Wimberly pulls down the rebound | 44-67 |
| 05:07 | Ohio State | Ronald Dillow drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Chinua Suleiman | 47-67 |
| 05:07 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-67 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jerry Anderson (SG), Tim Aleman (SF), Kevin Railsback (PF), Olin Schimanski (C) Chinua Suleiman, Bruce Whittington, Scott Wimberly, Willie Augustine | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jonathan Wilson (PG), Johnny Pfeiffer (SG), James Johnson (SF), Byron Phillips (PF), Brian Troiano (C) Daniel Paugh, James Pulido, Robert Greer, Robert Messenger, George Collins | |
| 04:41 | Pitt | Brian Troiano hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Kevin Railsback - foul #3 on Kevin Railsback, team foul #8 | 47-67 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Chinua Suleiman (PG), Hans Brezenski (SG), Bruce Whittington (SF), Scott Wimberly (PF), Willie Augustine (C) Ronald Dillow, Jerry Anderson, Tim Aleman, Kevin Railsback, Olin Schimanski | |
| Subs | Pitt | Daniel Paugh (PG), James Pulido (SG), Robert Greer (SF), Robert Messenger (PF) Jonathan Wilson, Johnny Pfeiffer, James Johnson, Byron Phillips | |
| 04:41 | Pitt | Brian Troiano makes the 1st free throw | 47-68 |
| 04:41 | Pitt | Brian Troiano makes the 2nd free throw | 47-69 |
| 04:29 | Ohio State | Hans Brezenski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-69 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Pitt | George Collins (C) Brian Troiano | |
| 04:04 | Pitt | Willie Augustine is called for the reach on George Collins - foul #1 on Willie Augustine, team foul #9 | 47-69 |
| 04:04 | Pitt | George Collins makes the 1st free throw | 47-70 |
| 04:04 | Pitt | George Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 47-71 |
| 03:56 | Ohio State | Willie Augustine buries a jumper from the right side set up by Hans Brezenski | 49-71 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:31 | Pitt | James Pulido buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Daniel Paugh | 49-73 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:09 | Ohio State | Hans Brezenski hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 49-73 |
| 03:07 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Daniel Paugh | 49-73 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Chinua Suleiman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hans Brezenski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bruce Whittington (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Scott Wimberly (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Willie Augustine (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Daniel Paugh (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - James Pulido (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Greer (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Messenger (fresh) 8 pts. C - George Collins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 02:39 | Pitt | Robert Messenger misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 49-73 |
| 02:37 | Ohio State | Willie Augustine grabs the board | 49-73 |
| 02:20 | Ohio State | Hans Brezenski comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-73 |
| 02:18 | Ohio State | Scott Wimberly snags the offensive board | 49-73 |
| 02:06 | Ohio State | Hans Brezenski drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Bruce Whittington | 52-73 |
| 01:38 | Pitt | Robert Greer misses short on a shot in the paint | 52-73 |
| 01:37 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Willie Augustine | 52-73 |
| 01:25 | Ohio State | Hans Brezenski buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Chinua Suleiman | 55-73 |
| 01:02 | Pitt | Robert Greer buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Daniel Paugh | 55-75 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:57 | Ohio State | Hans Brezenski double dribbles | 55-75 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Pitt | George Collins is fouled on the floor by Willie Augustine - foul #2 on Willie Augustine, team foul #10 | 55-75 |
| 00:35 | Pitt | George Collins makes the 1st free throw | 55-76 |
| 00:35 | Pitt | George Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 55-77 |
| 00:28 | Ohio State | Scott Wimberly knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Chinua Suleiman and the foul's on Daniel Paugh - foul #1 on Daniel Paugh, team foul #5 | 57-77 |
| 00:28 | Ohio State | Scott Wimberly makes the free throw | 58-77 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Daniel Paugh runs out the clock | 58-77 |